Learner identifies the main clause and the subordinate clause in a sentence, and can state that only one of the two can stand alone.
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Six parts, one sentence. The comma is one of the parts.
Put these parts in order to make one sentence. The comma is one of the parts.
Six halves. Two of the six sentences have two halves that both stand.
Although the cost is high — is this a sentence on its own?
The leaning half, the link word that marks it, and the three words that do something else.
A complex sentence has two halves.
One half stands alone. The other cannot.
Although the cost is high, it is worth paying.
It is worth paying is a sentence. Although the cost is high is not. It leans.
One wall with a foundation, one without.
Take the first wall away and the second one falls.
Eight pairs to join. The link word goes on the half that leans.
→ rain fell all night, the match was cancelled.
→ the scheme is new, some problems remain.
→ cities grow, villages empty.
→ the factory closed, the town has shrunk.
→ the cost is high, it is worth paying.
→ the policy passes, fares will fall.
→ the school opened, attendance has risen.
→ water is scarce, farmers are leaving.
One idea pair, joined twice, with the link word in both positions.
Start from these two sentences:
Rents have risen sharply. Many families have moved out of the city.
Version 1: put the link word at the front. Version 2: put the link word in the middle.
Use the same link word in both. Both versions should mean the same thing.
One version per line.
One word.